Stoney Jackson

Stonewall W. "Stoney" Jackson (born Alwyn Jackson; February 27, 1960) is an American actor. Jackson was born in Richmond, Virginia.

Career He was featured in numerous teen magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, including Right On, Teen Beat, and Tiger Beat. Jackson played a baseball player in the 1994 Disney film Angels in the Outfield. He portrayed high school basketball player Jesse Mitchell on the ensemble series The White Shadow, and Travis Fillmore on the sitcom 227. He played Black Jack Savage in the pilot episode of The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage. He also has made guest appearances on shows like Hardcastle and McCormick and Everybody Hates Chris. He was also cast as "Kenyatta", an illiterate lowlife in the 1999 comedy film Trippin'''.

Stoney Jackson was one of the more visible dancers in the iconic music video for Michael Jackson's "Beat It". He appeared in the video for Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You" as the lead vocalist of the fictional group "The Sorels" from the Walter Hill film Streets of Fire, in which he appeared. In 1985 he appeared in the Season 11, Episode 14 of The Jeffersons. In 1997, he appeared with John Lafayette and Kyla Pratt in the Season 5, Episode 22 of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Jackson also appeared in the film CB4, with Chris Rock and Allen Payne, as Wacky Dee, a take-off on dance-oriented rappers like Freedom Williams and MC Hammer. He performed the song "Dance" in the film.

Jackson portrayed the supervillain The Gangster Prankster in Roger Corman's 1997 movie Black Scorpion II and reprises the role in the 2001 Black Scorpion.

Kool Keith's album Spankmaster (2001) features a track named "Stoney Jackson," and Strong Arm Steady's second album is titled In Search of Stoney Jackson'' (2010).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Return of Mod Squad Student TV movie The Concorde... Airport '79 American Olympic Athlete Young Love, First Love Student TV movie Roller Boogie "Phones" 1984 Streets of Fire Bird 1986 Knights of the City Eddie 1987 Jocks Andy 1988 Mortuary Academy James Dandridge Police Story: Cop Killer - TV movie The Perfect Model Stedman Austin 1989 Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier Lifeguard TV movie 1990 The End of Innocence Leroy 1991 Up Against the Wall Jesse Bradley By the Sword Johnson 1992 Blind Vision Tony Davis Trespass Wicked 1993 CB4 Wacky Dee 1994 Angels in the Outfield Ray Mitchell Red Sun Rising Gamal Angel 4: Undercover Mojo Clark Kangaroo Court - Short 1995 Wild Bill Jubal Pickett 1996 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson Julian Lone Tiger Furie The Fan Zamora Carnival of Wolves Johnny 1997 Black Scorpion II Gangster Prankster Human Desires Vic Video 1999 Trippin' Kenyatta At Face Value Militant Man Short 2000 The Thief & the Stripper U-Dog 2003 Blackball Courtney 2019 Perfectly Single Lee

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1980 Eight Is Enough Darren Recurring Cast: Season 4 Stone - Episode: "The Partner" The Righteous Apples James Episode: "Point of View" 1980-81 The White Shadow Jesse B. Mitchell Main Cast: Season 3 1982 M*A*S*H Soldier Episode: "Blood and Guts" 1983 The Mississippi Lou Episode: "Joey" Hardcastle and McCormick Harold 'Death Ray' Thomas Episode: "The Prince of Fat City" 1984 Trapper John, M.D. Ricky Episode: "It's About Time" Highway to Heaven Mau Mau Episode: "The Return of the Masked Rider" 1985 The Jeffersons Monk Episode: "Last Dance" 1985-86 The Insiders James Mackey Main Cast 1986-87 Santa Barbara Paul Whitney Regular Cast 1989 Dragnet Jesse James Jones Episode: "Automated Muggings" 1989-90 227 Travis Filmore Main Cast: Season 5 1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Black Jack Savage Episode: "Pilot" Adam-12 - Episode: "No Mercy" 1993 Family Matters Lee Episode: "Tender Kisses" 1994 Tales from the Crypt Aaron Scott Episode: "The Pit" 1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Zack Russell Episode: "The Neighborhood" 1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Lonnie Hathaway Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Lawrence Episode: "A Joyful Noise" The Hughleys Ray Ray Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode" 2000 Charmed P.D. Alan Sloan Episode: "The Honeymoon's Over" 2001 Black Scorpion Gangster Prankster Recurring Cast 2006 Everybody Hates Chris Mr. Jackson Episode: "Everybody Hates Drew" 2010 Modern Family Referee Episode: "Benched" 2012 Psych Fred Dozier Episode: "True Grits" 2016-20 Sangre Negra Cimmaron Squalley Recurring Cast 2022 Sangre Negra...Black Blood Cimmaron Squalley Main Cast: Season 1

Music videos Year Song Artist 1983 "Beat It" Michael Jackson 1984 "I Can Dream About You" (version 1)" Dan Hartman "Change Your Wicked Ways" Penny Ford